September 18-19, 2025 | Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ

David H. Windley

DATE/TIME

September 18, 2:30 – 3:00 PM EST

TITLE

Normalization of the Pipeline: The Science vs. Funding Battle

SPEAKER

David H. Windley, CFA, CPA

Managing Director, Jefferies LLC

ABSTRACT

Join Dave Windley, Managing Director at Jefferies, as he unpacks the shifting dynamics between scientific innovation and financial realities in biopharma. In this timely session, Normalization of the Pipeline: The Science vs. Funding Battle, Windley explores how investment pressures and evolving capital markets are shaping the pace and direction of drug development.

BIO

Dave Windley is a managing director and founding member of Jefferies’ Healthcare Equity Research team. Over a 25-year career in investment research, Mr. Windley has covered a broad range of healthcare product and service sectors, including managed care, healthcare information technology, pharmaceutical services, and specialty pharmaceuticals. Dave is a five-time Wall Street Journal Best on the Street honoree and a 6-time Starmine award recipient. Dave is involved in the Nashville financial and healthcare community, having served on boards of the CFA Society Nashville and Owen Graduate School of Management. Dave also enjoys mentoring start-up companies. Dave earned his Masters of Business Administration from the Owen School at Vanderbilt University and his BA from Transylvania University. Dave is a CFA charter holder and certified public accountant.